JP2002057807A - Telephone directory management system for portable telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method by which telephone directory data stored in a portable telephone can be registered in the same or a new portable telephone without inputting the data to the same or new portable telephone over again and, at the same time, the convenience of the portable telephone can be improved by putting telephone directory data recorded on a portable telephone network to practical use. SOLUTION: A telephone directory management system for portable telephone stores the telephone directory data stored in the portable telephone in a server on the portable telephone network by using the data communication function of the portable telephone against the vanishment of the data. In addition, the information on the telephone numbers and mail addresses against which the acceptance of incoming calls and mail must be denied is recorded on the telephone directory stored in the server so that the telephone calls and mail from the telephone numbers and mail addresses may be denied on the portable telephone network.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for storing telephone directory data stored in a mobile phone in a server.
More specifically, the present invention relates to a system that transmits the telephone directory data to a server provided by a mobile phone carrier using a data communication function of the mobile phone, and then manages the synchronization of the two data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the number of mobile phone users has exploded. Along with this, the functions of mobile phones have become more sophisticated, and those having a built-in telephone directory capable of recording many telephone numbers and mail addresses have become common.

[0003] The telephone directory is capable of recording an extremely large number of information, such as hundreds or thousands, of individuals and companies. This information may also include names, phone numbers,
Includes e-mail addresses and the like. Input for these items
Although a little complicated, it is performed by pressing a button on a mobile phone, and kanji can be input using a kana-kanji conversion function.

[0004] Data stored in a telephone directory (hereinafter referred to as telephone directory data) has become indispensable for the use of mobile phones in this way, and its importance is increasing.

[0005] In order to further improve the convenience of such a mobile phone directory, several improvements have been proposed.

For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-191816 discloses a wireless communication device that can access a telephone directory database in an existing personal computer communication network and search for a desired telephone number. As a result, it is possible to use a service (here, search for a telephone number) provided by the personal computer communication network without activating specific communication software connected to the personal computer communication network.

[0007]

The first problem with such a mobile phone directory is that the user loses the mobile phone directory due to carelessness of the user or changes the model of the mobile phone. If you want to use that phonebook again,
That is, the complicated input operation described above must be restarted from the beginning.

In such a case, a method has been proposed in which the telephone directory is stored in another location in advance and downloaded to a portable telephone as needed.

For example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-124985, “Phonebook data registration method, communication terminal device, and recording medium” uploads phonebook data from a personal computer to a center on the Internet, and uploads it from the center side or A method of transmitting the telephone directory data to a mobile phone upon request from a mobile phone is disclosed. However, this method requires a personal computer, and is not easily available to users who do not have a personal computer.

In Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-136280, "e-mail system and method", a user stores an e-mail address book to be used on a personal computer or the like in a server on a network such as the Internet. Is provided, a system capable of accessing the address book and acquiring a desired mail address when the user wants to transmit the mail address. However, this system is intended for sharing only e-mail addresses, and cannot be used for a mobile phone directory.

A second problem is that whether or not to accept a call is determined after the mobile phone actually receives a call. A current mobile phone usually has a function of rejecting an incoming call from a telephone number registered to reject an incoming call in the telephone directory.

If there is a telephone directory in an exchange or a mobile telephone network, it is possible to determine whether to accept a call without using resources of a communication path including a destination mobile telephone, a base station, and the like. Such useless use of resources is negligible for a single mobile phone, but today, when millions of mobile phones are in widespread use, the overall waste is enormous. This results in reduced bandwidth available to mobile phones.

[0013] A third problem is that it is not possible to reject an incoming mail that can be made by a mobile phone, as in the case of rejecting an incoming call. At present, various forms of mail can be used on mobile phones. However, there is no function for rejecting incoming mail from a mail address registered in advance for these mails anywhere on the communication path including the mobile phone itself.

In the system disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-136280, a mail address used by a user is stored on a server on a network, but there is a function for rejecting incoming mail using the mail address. I haven't.

[0015]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, in order to solve the first problem, the present invention provides a telephone directory system in which a telephone directory is stored in a server arranged in a telephone network of a mobile telephone company in response to an instruction from a mobile telephone. Upload and download to your phone if needed. According to the present invention, only newly edited entries are to be uploaded in order to reduce the amount of upload data.

[0016] In order to solve the second problem, the present invention utilizes the telephone directory data stored in a server arranged in the telephone network of the mobile telephone operator to store the telephone directory. When an incoming call is received from a telephone number in the data that specifies rejection, the incoming call is rejected in the telephone network without transmitting an incoming call request to a mobile phone via a base station or the like. It is configured as follows.

Still further, according to the present invention, in order to solve the third problem, the telephone directory data stored in a server arranged in the telephone network of the portable telephone carrier is used.
When an e-mail is sent from an e-mail address that specifies rejection in the telephone directory data, the e-mail is rejected within the telephone network without transmitting the contents to a base station or the like. You.

According to a first embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a portable telephone directory management system including a portable telephone device for recording a personal telephone directory and a server capable of communicating with the portable telephone device. Located on the network of
A transmission instruction unit for instructing the portable telephone device to transmit the personal telephone directory data to the server; and, in response to the transmission instruction, wirelessly uploading the personal telephone directory data to the server. And data uploading means.

According to a second embodiment of the present invention, in the first embodiment, the portable telephone device instructs restoration of the data of the personal telephone directory stored in the server. And data download means for wirelessly downloading the personal telephone directory data from the server in response to the restoration instruction. This makes it possible to quickly return to the original state, for example, when the user changes the model of the mobile phone, or when the data in the telephone directory is lost due to an operation error.

According to a third embodiment of the present invention, in the first embodiment, the personal telephone directory has been changed for each predetermined range since the contents of the range were previously uploaded. An update flag indicating whether or not the data upload unit refers to the update flag and uploads only a range that has been changed since the previous upload. As a result, when the telephone directory data is stored, only the change is transferred to the telephone directory server, so that both the telephone directory data can be synchronized in a small amount of transfer data and in a short time.

According to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in the first embodiment, the personal telephone directory records a plurality of telephone numbers, and for each telephone number, the portable telephone device stores the telephone number. The mobile phone system further includes an exchange for connecting the mobile phone device to another telephone device, wherein the mobile phone system further includes an exchange for connecting the mobile phone device to the other telephone device, When a call is made to the mobile phone device from the mobile phone device, the other phone device is connected to the mobile phone based on the call acceptance / rejection flag in the personal telephone directory corresponding to the phone number of the other phone device. It is configured to determine whether to connect to the device. by this,
Conventionally, it is possible to process the acceptance / rejection of incoming calls on the mobile phone side within the mobile phone network, reducing the load on the mobile phone and reducing the traffic between the mobile phone and the mobile phone network Can be done.

According to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, in the first embodiment, the portable telephone device further includes mail receiving means for receiving mail wirelessly, and the personal telephone directory includes a plurality of personal telephone directories. The mobile phone device has a mail reception permission / inhibition flag indicating whether or not to accept mail from the mail address for each mail address, and the mobile phone system further includes the mobile phone device. A mail server that delivers mail addressed to the mobile phone device, wherein the mail server receives the mail addressed to the mobile phone device, the mail server corresponding to the source mail address of the mail, It is configured to determine whether to deliver the mail to the mobile phone device based on the mail reception permission flag in the telephone directory. As a result, rejection of unnecessary e-mails which could not be realized by the conventional mobile phone can be processed in the mobile phone network, thereby reducing the processing load of the mobile phone and traffic between the mobile phone and the mobile phone network. Can be reduced.

[0023]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a general portable telephone. The mobile phone 10 includes a display unit 11, an input unit 12, a storage unit 13, a data transmission / reception unit 14, and a voice input / output unit 15.

The display means 11 displays a telephone directory editing screen to be described later, a state during a call, and various statuses relating to a mobile phone.

The input means 12 includes a number button from 0 to 9, a hook button, a menu display button, a direction instruction button, and the like. The number buttons are mainly used to enter a telephone number when making a call. Use these buttons in combination to register kanji names in the phonebook. The direction instruction button is used for operations such as a screen movement instruction and an item scroll.

The storage means 13 is used to store data such as telephone directory data, mobile phone status, and voice data.

The data transmitting / receiving means 14 modulates data from the mobile phone and transmits them to a target node via an antenna of the mobile phone and a base station (BS) connected to the mobile phone network. Conversely, the data transmitted to the mobile phone is transmitted to the mobile phone via the reverse route, and the mobile phone receives the data by the data transmitting / receiving means 14 and performs demodulation processing. When the data here is voice data, it performs the same function as a conventional telephone.

In recent years, it has been possible to transmit and receive data other than voice, for example, including character information. Such character information is stored in the storage unit 13 and displayed on the display unit 11 as needed. A typical example of transmission and reception of character information in a mobile phone is mail and web.

The sound input / output means 15 usually includes a microphone as sound input means and a speaker as sound output means. These are mainly used when a conversation is made with a partner using a mobile phone.

Next, the telephone directory data 20 stored in the storage means 13 will be described with reference to FIG. The telephone directory data 20 has some information for each name (call partner), similarly to the mail address book. A typical example in which the telephone directory data 20 is used is when making a telephone call. The user of the mobile phone first causes the display means 11 to display a list of names registered in the telephone directory data 20,
The other party to be called is specified using a direction button or the like. Next, in this state, a hook button (on-hook) is pressed to make a call. As a result, the user can designate a telephone number registered in advance in the telephone directory data 20 to the mobile phone with one touch without pressing a button.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the telephone directory data 20. Here, the telephone directory data 20 has items of name, reading kana, telephone number, mail address, and group. Therefore, when displaying the telephone directory data, the display means 11 can display the phoneme data in the order of the kana and the group of the names, thereby improving the convenience for the user. In the telephone directory data 20 of FIG.
As 1, the information about Taro and Hanako is registered. G2 is a company-related group in which information on company A and company B is registered.

The telephone directory data 20 includes an e-mail address. After designating the other party on the display means 11 and selecting, for example, "Create E-mail" from the menu, the e-mail is edited with the e-mail address as the destination. The screen is displayed.

The telephone directory data 20 can include various items in addition to the items shown in FIG.

Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the first embodiment of the present invention, telephone directory data of a mobile phone is stored in a server on a mobile phone network, and restored when a model change or a failure occurs.

The configuration of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the first embodiment of the present invention, a mobile phone 10 of a user, phone book data 20 stored in a storage unit 13 of the mobile phone, and a phone book server installed in a mobile phone operator's telephone network. 30 and replica telephone directory data 40 stored for each user in the server.

The mobile phone 10 is a mobile phone having a data communication function as shown in FIG. The mobile phone 10 records telephone directory data 20 therein, and the user can freely change the contents of the telephone directory data 20 by connecting the mobile phone alone or an external device such as a personal computer with a cable or the like. It is possible to edit.

As shown in FIG. 2, the telephone directory data 20
Hundreds and thousands of individuals and companies are stored, and names and telephone numbers are stored for each.

[0038] The telephone directory server 30 is installed in the telephone network of the mobile phone carrier and stores and stores replica telephone directory data 40.
Managing. Replica telephone directory data 40 is a collection of telephone directory data 20 of each user, and includes the same information as telephone directory data 20.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

The user edits the telephone directory data 20 in his / her mobile phone 10 on the telephone directory editing screen displayed on the display means 11 (step S01 in FIG. 4). The user edits each item displayed on the telephone directory editing screen using input means such as buttons.

Next, the user enters the edited telephone directory data 2
In order to save 0 in the telephone directory server 30 provided by the mobile phone service provider, an instruction is given from the telephone directory management screen to store the telephone directory data 20 in the center (step S02). By performing this operation, the mobile phone 10 applies a predetermined modulation process to the telephone directory data 20, and then transmits the data to the telephone directory server 30 via the antenna and the base station.

In this case, the display contents of the telephone directory management screen displayed on the display means 11 of the mobile phone 10 are shown in FIG. 5A. By specifying and selecting by using, the transmission process of the telephone directory data 20 to the center is started.

The telephone directory server 30 receives the telephone directory data 20 (step S03), and reflects the data on the corresponding user in the replica telephone directory data 40 (step S04). As described above, the replica telephone directory data 40 stores the contents of the telephone directory data 20 for each user.

The transfer of the telephone directory data 20 is performed by WAP (Wireless
It is generally performed using a packet communication protocol such as ess Application Protocol), but it can also be performed using other standard protocols or original protocols.

When the data update to the replica telephone directory data 40 is completed, the telephone directory server 30 notifies the mobile phone 10 that the data update is completed (step S05).

Next, the portable telephone 10 receives the notification and displays that the telephone directory data 20 has been stored in the telephone directory server 30 (as a part of the replica telephone directory data 40) (step S06). The contents of the telephone directory management screen at this time are shown in FIG.
B.

In addition to the item of the telephone directory data 20 described above with reference to FIG. 2, an item of “update flag” is provided, and when the telephone directory data 20 is edited, the update flag of the changed entry is set to 1 (ON). , The transfer to the telephone directory server 30 described above only needs to be transferred when the update flag is one. As a result, only the data of the changed entry is transferred, and the transfer data amount is minimized. The update flag is 1
Is stored in the telephone directory server 30, the update flag in the telephone directory data 20 becomes 0
(Off).

Next, a case where the user restores the telephone directory data 20 in his / her cellular phone 10 from the telephone directory server 30 provided by the cellular phone carrier will be described with reference to FIGS. The user, from his mobile phone 10,
Instruct the telephone directory server 30 to restore the telephone directory data 20 (step S11 in FIG. 6). The display contents of the telephone directory management screen in this case are shown in FIG. 5A.
By specifying and selecting the item “Restore from center” using the direction instruction button or the like, the telephone directory server 3 is selected.
The restoration process from 0 is started.

When the telephone directory server 30 receives an instruction from the mobile phone 10 (step S12), the telephone directory data of the corresponding user is extracted from the replica telephone directory data 40 (step S13), and the extracted data is stored in the mobile phone 10 (step S13). (Step S14). The protocol used here may be the same as the protocol used for storing the telephone directory data 20 described above.

The portable telephone 10 receives the transmission from the telephone directory server 30 (step S15) and restores the telephone directory data 20 (step S16). The update flags of all entries of the restored telephone directory data 20 are set to 0.

When the restoration process from the telephone directory data 30 is completed, a message as shown in FIG. 5C is displayed on the telephone directory management screen displayed on the display unit 11 of the mobile phone 10, and the restoration process is completed. Let me know.

As described above, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the telephone directory server 30 is installed on the mobile phone network of a mobile phone contracted mobile phone operator. It may be installed on another network connected to this mobile phone network. In this case, the telephone directory data 20 is transmitted from the mobile phone via the mobile phone network,
The data is transferred to a network having the telephone directory server 30.

However, when the telephone directory server 30 is installed on the portable telephone network as in the first embodiment of the present invention, there is no need to provide a connection point with the outside, so that security is strengthened. In addition, there is an advantage that the service can be provided integrally with the conventional service as a service provided by a mobile phone carrier.

Also, since the replica telephone directory data 40 is an aggregate of telephone directory data 30 of many users, when there is a request for restoration processing from one user, for example, the telephone number of that user is used. And replica phone book data 4
From 0, the telephone directory data of the user must be identified. If the user changes the carrier of the mobile phone and downloads the phonebook data to a new model, there is a problem because the same user has a different phone number.

In this case, it is desirable to extract the telephone directory data of the user from the replica telephone directory data 40 by using a combination of an address and a name or preparing another identification number.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The second embodiment of the present invention stores telephone directory data used by a mobile telephone in a telephone directory server on a mobile telephone network, and in that server, a telephone call from another telephone to the mobile telephone is performed. , To determine the rejection of an incoming call.

The configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the second embodiment of the present invention, the user's mobile phone 110 and the telephone directory data 12 therein are stored.
0, a telephone directory server 130 installed in the telephone network of a mobile phone operator, replica telephone directory data 140 stored in the server, and an exchange for managing an actual call by referring to the replica telephone directory data 140 150, and a mobile phone 160a and a telephone 160b for making a call to the mobile phone 110.
It is composed of

The telephone directory data 120 and the replica telephone directory data 140 correspond to the telephone directory data 20 and the replica telephone directory data 40 of the first embodiment, respectively. And an incoming call permission / non-permission flag indicating whether or not to receive an incoming call when a call is made from the telephone (not shown). If this flag is 1 (on), an incoming call from the opponent of the entry is accepted, and if 0 (off), an incoming call from the opponent of the entry is not accepted.

[0059] In this case, when the user operates the mobile phone 110,
In the above, the telephone directory data 120 is edited and the incoming call permission / prohibition flag of the other party who does not want to receive a telephone call is set to 0, and the contents of the edited telephone directory data 120 are the same as those of the first embodiment of the present invention. Is reflected in the replica telephone directory data 140 based on the

Mobile phone 110 and telephone directory server 130
Are the same as those in the first embodiment described above, except that the processing relating to the incoming call permission flag described above is added.

The exchange 150 is connected to the mobile phone 110 of the user.
When there is an incoming call from another mobile phone 160a or 160b, the connection is connected to the mobile phone 110.

The mobile phone 160a is a normal mobile phone having a number notification function regardless of the mobile phone operator.
The telephone 160b refers to a telephone other than a mobile telephone having a number notification function, and is, for example, a telephone connected to a public telephone line at home.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

First, for the user's mobile phone 110,
When another mobile phone 160a or phone 160b dials (step S21 in FIG. 8), a call request is sent to the exchange 150 (step S22). Upon receiving the request (step S23), the exchange 150 requests the telephone directory server 130 installed in the telephone network of the mobile phone carrier to confirm whether or not to accept an incoming call from the telephone (step S23). S24).

Next, the telephone directory server 13 receiving the request
0 (step S25), the replica telephone directory data 140
It is determined whether or not to permit the incoming call by searching the contents of (step S26). Specifically, a corresponding entry in replica telephone directory data 140 is specified from the telephone number of the other party, and it is determined whether the incoming call permission / prohibition flag of the entry is 1 or 0. If 1, the incoming call is permitted, and if 0, the incoming call is rejected.

Here, when it is determined that the incoming call is permitted, the result of the determination is returned to the exchange 150 (step S27), and the exchange 150 receives the call and calls the portable telephone 110 of the destination. (Step S2)
8).

Next, the portable telephone 110 receives the request (step S29), obtains information on the caller from the telephone directory data 120 (step S30), and sounds a ringtone or displays the information on the screen accordingly. The name is displayed (step S31).

When the user accepts the call (step S32), the exchange 150 (step S33) that has received the response sends the call to the portable telephone 160a or the telephone 1
A notification of success of the call is made by, for example, sounding a ring tone to 60b. After that, it is the same as the ordinary telephone call control.

If the telephone directory data 120 of the user's mobile phone 110 is set so as not to accept an incoming call from the other party, the content is reflected in the replica telephone directory data 140. In step S27, the telephone directory server 130 notifies the exchange 150 of the call failure. As a result, steps S29 to S
In step S34, the calling source is notified of the failure of the call by, for example, sounding a busy tone to the caller in step S34 instead of the process at the time of permitting the call 33.

If the telephone number of the telephone that has made the call is not in the telephone directory data 120 or the replica telephone directory data 140, it is necessary to determine in advance whether to treat it as call rejection or call acceptance. is there. In the present invention,
Either can be selected, and it can be set for each user.

As in the first embodiment of the present invention, the telephone directory server 130 is installed on the mobile phone network of a mobile phone contracted mobile phone operator. It may be installed on another network connected to the network.

However, as described in the first embodiment of the present invention, by installing the telephone directory server 130 on the mobile telephone network, the security is enhanced and the service of the mobile telephone operator is integrated. Is enhanced.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the third embodiment, the telephone directory data used by the mobile phone is stored in a server on the mobile phone network, thereby permitting / rejecting the reception of mail transmitted from another phone, a personal computer, or the like to the mobile phone. Is to be determined.

Referring to FIG. 9, a third embodiment of the present invention relates to a mobile phone 210 of a user, telephone directory data 220 therein, and a telephone directory server 230 installed in a telephone network of a mobile telephone service provider. , Replica telephone directory data 240 stored in the server, and mail server 2 for managing the actual mail distribution with reference to the replica telephone directory data 240
70, a mobile phone 260 in the same mobile phone carrier that transmits mail to the mobile phone 210, and a mail server 280 other than the mobile phone provider.

The telephone directory data 220 and the replica telephone directory data 240 correspond to the telephone directory data 20 and the replica telephone directory data 40 of the first embodiment, respectively. A mail reception permission / prohibition flag indicating whether or not the reception of a mail from is permitted (not shown). This flag is 1
If it is (ON), the mail from the partner of the entry is accepted, and if it is 0 (OFF), the mail from the partner of the entry is rejected.

In this case, the user operates the mobile phone 210.
In the above, the telephone directory data 220 is edited, and the mail arrival permission / prohibition flag of the partner who does not want to receive the mail is set to 0. The contents of the edited telephone directory data 220 are the first embodiment of the present invention described above. Based on the form, it is reflected in the replica telephone directory data 240.

[0077] Portable telephone 210 and telephone directory server 230
Is basically the same as that in the second embodiment, but as described above, processing relating to the mail arrival permission / refusal flag is added.

The mail server 270 receives a mail from another mobile phone 260 or a mail server 280 that distributes mail from the outside to the mail address assigned to the user's mobile phone 210. To the mobile phone 210.

Here, for convenience of explanation, the mobile phone 210
Is uniformly expressed as being delivered by the mail server 270 to the mobile phone 210, but there are actually various ways in which the mobile phone receives the mail. 1
The first type is a download type, a push type in which a mail server unilaterally sends mail to a mobile phone, and a pull type in which a mobile phone reads mails to a mail server. The other is a Web mail type, in which a mobile phone uses a browser to view mail stored in a mail server. In addition, mails such as short mails are so-called direct-sending types that do not pass through a mail server, but such mails are checked in a mobile phone network before being sent to a destination mobile phone. The present invention can be applied.

The mobile phone 260 is a mobile phone belonging to the same mobile phone operator as the mobile phone 210 and having a mail transmission function.

The mail server 280 is a mail server provided by another mobile phone carrier or an Internet service provider, and distributes mail to the mail server 270 on the mobile phone network of the mobile phone 210. Mail server 280
Is generally arranged on the Internet, and is connected to the mobile phone network of the mobile phone 210 by some kind of mobile phone.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

To the user's mobile phone 210, another mobile phone 260 or an external mail server 280 attempts to deliver mail via the mail server 270 (step S41 in FIG. 10). Is attempted (step S42).

Mail server 270 accepting the connection
(Step S43), an inquiry is made to the telephone directory server 230 to confirm whether or not to accept the mail (step S44). The telephone directory server 230 receives the inquiry (step S45), checks whether the source of the mail is stored as a mail address in the replica telephone directory data 240, and if the address exists, the corresponding mail The incoming call permission / refusal flag is checked, and it is determined whether or not to accept mail from the sender of the mail (step S46).

As described above, if the corresponding mail arrival permission / refusal flag is 1, the distribution of the mail is permitted, and if the flag is 0, the distribution is rejected.

This result is returned to the mail server 270 (step S48), and if mail distribution is to be accepted, the arrival of the mail is notified to the mobile phone 210 (steps S49, S50). The mobile phone 210 obtains information on the sender from the phonebook data 220, and sounds a ringtone or displays a name on the screen according to the information (step S51).

If the setting is made so as not to accept mail from the sender, the mail server 270 notifies the mobile phone 260 or the mail server 280 of a delivery error in step S48.

If the source address of the mail does not exist as a mail address in telephone directory data 220 and replica telephone directory data 240, whether or not to reject the mail is determined in advance. There is a need. In the present invention, either can be selected,
It can be set for each user.

Also, as in the first and second embodiments of the present invention, the telephone directory server 230 is installed on the mobile phone network of the mobile phone contract mobile phone operator, It may be installed on another network connected to this mobile phone network. However, similar to the first and second embodiments of the present invention, by installing the telephone directory server 230 on the mobile phone network, the security is enhanced and the service of the mobile phone operator is integrated. Enhancement is achieved.

[0090]

Therefore, in the first embodiment of the present invention,
In order to enable saving and restoring of the phonebook data 20, when the user changes the model of the mobile phone, or when the data of the phonebook is lost due to an operation error, etc., it is promptly returned to the original state. It becomes possible. Further, at the time of saving, since only the changed portion is transferred to the telephone directory server 30, both telephone directory data can be synchronized with a small amount of transfer data and a short time.

Further, in the second embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to process in a mobile telephone network the judgment of permission / rejection of incoming call which has been conventionally performed on the mobile telephone side, thereby reducing the load on the mobile telephone. In addition, traffic between the mobile phone and the mobile phone network can be reduced.

Furthermore, rejection of unnecessary e-mails that could not be realized by the conventional mobile phone can be processed in the mobile phone network, thereby reducing the processing load of the mobile phone and reducing the load on the mobile phone and the mobile phone network. Traffic between them can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a general configuration of a mobile phone.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of telephone directory data stored in a storage unit of the mobile phone of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a mobile phone and a telephone directory server according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of saving telephone directory data according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing contents of a telephone directory management screen displayed on a display unit of the mobile phone according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of restoring telephone directory data according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing a mobile phone and a telephone directory server according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing a mobile phone and a telephone directory server according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10, 110, 160a, 210, 260 Mobile phone 11 Display means 12 Input means 13 Storage means 14 Data transmission / reception means 15 Voice input / output means 20, 120, 220 Phonebook data 30, 130, 230 Phonebook server 40, 140, 240 Replica telephone directory data 150 Exchange 160b Telephone 270, 280 Mail server

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[Claims] 1. A mobile phone directory management system including a mobile phone device for recording a personal telephone directory and a server communicable with the mobile phone device, wherein the server is arranged on a predetermined network, A mobile phone device, transmission instruction means for instructing transmission of the personal telephone directory data to the server, and uploading the personal telephone directory data to the server wirelessly in response to the transmission instruction; A telephone directory management system for a mobile phone, comprising: data upload means. 2. The telephone directory management system for a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein: the mobile phone device instructs to restore data of the personal telephone directory stored in the server; In response to a restoration instruction, data of the personal telephone directory is wirelessly downloaded from the server.
A telephone directory management system for a mobile phone, comprising: download means. 3. The mobile phone directory management system according to claim 1, wherein the personal phone directory indicates, for each predetermined range, whether the content of the range has been changed since it was previously uploaded. A telephone directory management system for a mobile phone, comprising: an update flag, wherein the data upload unit refers to the update flag, and uploads only a range that has been changed since the previous upload. . 4. The mobile phone directory management system according to claim 3, wherein the predetermined range is a range including one name and information related thereto in the personal telephone directory. Telephone directory management system. 5. The telephone directory management system for a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the personal telephone directory records a plurality of telephone numbers, and for each telephone number, the mobile telephone device stores the telephone number based on the telephone number. The portable telephone system further includes an exchange for connecting the portable telephone device to another telephone device, the portable telephone system further comprising an exchange for connecting the portable telephone device to the portable telephone device, When a call is made to the telephone device, the other telephone device is connected to the mobile telephone device based on the incoming call rejection flag in the personal telephone directory corresponding to the telephone number of the other telephone device. A telephone directory management system for a mobile phone, characterized in that it is determined whether or not to do so. 6. The telephone directory management system for a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the mobile phone device further includes a mail receiving unit that receives a mail wirelessly, and the personal telephone directory includes a plurality of mail addresses. Record
For each mail address, the mobile phone device has a mail reception permission flag indicating whether or not to receive mail from the mail address, and the mobile phone system further transmits the mail addressed to the mobile phone device to the mobile phone. A mail server for distributing the mail to the telephone device, wherein the mail server receives the mail addressed to the mobile phone device, and receives the mail in the personal telephone directory corresponding to a source mail address of the mail. A telephone directory management system for a mobile phone, which determines whether to deliver the mail to the mobile phone device based on a permission / refusal flag. 7. The mobile phone directory management system according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined network is a mobile phone network of a mobile phone operator to which the mobile phone subscribes. Management system. 8. A telephone incoming call management system, comprising: when a telephone device receives an incoming call, a caller's telephone device and an exchange for connecting the incoming telephone device, and a plurality of switches each corresponding to one user. Personal telephone directory data, wherein each personal telephone directory data records a plurality of telephone numbers, and has, for each telephone number, a call acceptance / rejection flag indicating whether or not the user accepts a call from the telephone number. The personal exchange has personal telephone directory data, and the exchange, when there is an incoming call to the telephone device of the user, the exchange corresponding to the telephone number of the caller, the incoming call permission flag in the personal telephone directory data A telephone call management system for determining whether to connect the telephone device of the caller to a telephone device of a user based on the received call source. 9. A mail reception management system, comprising: a mail server that, when a mail is transmitted to a predetermined mail address, distributes the mail to the predetermined mail; and a plurality of personal servers each corresponding to one user. Address book data, each personal address book data records a plurality of e-mail addresses, and for each e-mail address, an individual having an e-mail reception permission / inhibition flag indicating whether the user accepts e-mail from the e-mail address. The mail server, the mail server, when there is a mail at the mail address of the user, the mail reception permission flag in the personal address book data corresponding to the source address of the mail Determining whether to deliver the mail to the user's mail address based on the A mail arrival management system to be considered. 10. A mobile phone directory management method including a mobile phone device for recording a personal phone directory and a server capable of communicating with the mobile phone device, wherein the data of the personal phone directory is obtained from the mobile phone device. And a data uploading step of uploading the data of the personal telephone directory wirelessly from the mobile phone device to the server in response to the transmission instruction. A method for managing a telephone directory of a mobile phone, comprising: 11. The telephone directory management method for a mobile phone according to claim 10, wherein a restoration instruction step for instructing the mobile phone device to restore the data of the personal telephone directory stored in the server. A data download step of wirelessly downloading the data of the personal telephone directory from the server to the mobile telephone device in response to a restoration instruction. 12. The mobile phone directory management method according to claim 10, wherein the personal phone directory indicates, for each predetermined range, whether or not the content of the range has been changed since it was previously uploaded. Having an update flag, wherein the data uploading step refers to the update flag, and only uploads a range that has been changed since the previous upload to a target of uploading; Method. 13. The mobile phone directory management method according to claim 10, wherein the personal phone directory records a plurality of telephone numbers, and for each telephone number, the mobile telephone device stores the telephone number based on the telephone number. The personal telephone directory having an incoming / outgoing permission / inhibition flag indicating whether or not to accept a telephone, and corresponding to a telephone number of the other telephone device when a call is made from the other telephone device to the mobile telephone device. Determining whether or not to connect the other telephone device to the mobile phone device based on the incoming call permission / non-permission flag in the telephone directory management method. 14. The telephone directory management method for a mobile phone according to claim 10, further comprising an e-mail receiving step of receiving an e-mail by radio, wherein said personal telephone directory records a plurality of e-mail addresses;
For each mail address, the mobile phone device has a mail reception permission flag indicating whether or not to receive mail from the mail address. When a mail addressed to the mobile phone device is received, the source of the mail is A step of determining whether to deliver the mail to the mobile phone device based on the mail reception permission / prohibition flag in the personal telephone directory corresponding to a mail address. Management method. 15. A telephone call management method, wherein a plurality of personal telephone directory data each corresponding to one user, wherein each personal telephone directory data records a plurality of telephone numbers, and for each telephone number, Has personal telephone directory data having a call acceptance / rejection flag indicating whether or not the user accepts a call from the telephone number, and when there is an incoming call to the telephone device, the call originating telephone device and the incoming call Connecting said telephone device, and said connecting step further comprises: when the user's telephone device receives an incoming call, said incoming call permission / prohibition flag in said personal telephone directory data corresponding to the telephone number of the caller. On the basis of the,
A method for managing incoming calls, comprising the substep of determining whether to connect the calling telephone device to a user's telephone device. 16. A method for managing incoming mails, comprising a plurality of personal address book data, each corresponding to one user, wherein each personal address book data records a plurality of mail addresses, and for each mail address, Has personal address book data having a mail reception permission flag indicating whether or not the user accepts mail from the mail address. When a mail is sent to a predetermined mail address, the mail is sent to the predetermined mail address. Delivering to an email, and the delivering step further includes, when an email is present at the email address of the user, corresponding to a source address of the email, the email reception permission flag in the personal address book data. Sub-step of determining whether to deliver the email to a user's email address based on the A mail arrival management method, comprising: 17. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for realizing a method for managing a telephone directory of a mobile telephone including a server communicable with the mobile telephone device and a mobile phone device for recording a personal telephone directory is recorded. A program for realizing the method, a transmission instruction step of instructing the mobile phone device to transmit the data of the personal telephone directory to the server; and, in response to the transmission instruction, A data upload step of uploading data of a telephone directory from the mobile phone device to the server, a computer-readable recording medium recording a program. 18. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 17, wherein the program instructs the portable telephone device to restore the personal telephone directory data stored in the server. And a data download step of wirelessly downloading the personal telephone directory data from the server to the mobile telephone device in response to the restoration instruction. Medium. 19. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 17, wherein said program records said plurality of telephone numbers in said personal telephone directory, and said portable telephone device stores said telephone number for each telephone number. A step of having a call acceptance / rejection flag indicating whether or not to accept a call from a number, and, when a call is made to the mobile phone device from the other phone device, the call corresponding to the phone number of the other phone device Determining whether to connect the other telephone device to the mobile phone device based on the incoming call permission / non-permission flag in the personal telephone directory. . 20. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 17, wherein the program stores the plurality of mail addresses in the personal telephone directory,
Configuring, for each e-mail address, the mobile phone device to have a mail reception permission / prohibition flag indicating whether or not to accept a mail from the mail address; Determining whether to deliver the mail to the mobile phone device based on the mail reception permission / prohibition flag in the personal telephone directory corresponding to a mail source mail address. Computer-readable recording medium.